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1. flint
noun. ['ˈflɪnt'] a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony.
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Etymology
- flint (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Flint
- misprint
- reprint
- imprint
- squint
- sprint
- splint
- swint
- stint
- schwindt
- quint
- klint
- klindt
- glint
- flynt
- clint
- wint
- windt
- vint
- tint
- sindt
- rindt
- mint
- kint
- kindt
- hint
- dint
- didn't
Sentences with flint
1. Noun, singular or mass
Remove the screw and spring and shake out the old flint.
2. Adjective
This will expose the flint area.
Quotes about flint
1. And it's Gryfindor in possession again, as Johnson takes the Quaffle— Flint alongside her —poke him in the eye, Angelina —it was a joke, professor, it was a joke...
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2. But our wishes are like tinder: the flint and steel of circumstances are continually striking out sparks, which vanish immediately, unless they chance to fall upon the tinder of our wishes; then, they instantly ignite, and the flame of hope is kindled in a moment.
- Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
2. Flint
noun. a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing.
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3. flint
adjective. ['ˈflɪnt'] showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings.
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Etymology
- flint (Old English (ca. 450-1100))